The Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin is a tempera painting created by Elias Moskos.

[1][2] The Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin was a popular theme painted by both Greek and Italian artists since the dawn of the new religion.

The chronology of the New Testament states that Mary lived for 11 years after the death of Jesus, dying in AD 41 according to Hippolytus of Thebes.

[3][4] Proto-Renaissance painter Fra Angelico completed a version of the theme around 1432 called Death and the Assumption of the Virgin.

During the 16th century, El Greco completed a similar version called Dormition of the Virgin.

Mosko's work escaped the traditional confinement of the early Cretan School.

The Death and the Assumption of the Virgin is a similar work completed by Fra Angelico around 1432.

Andreas Ritzo's early Cretan painting is also very similar to Mosko's work.

El Greco's work Dormition of the Virgin is also in-line with Mosko's icon.

The area the Virgin rests on is covered with a brilliantly painted curtain-like cloth with clear lines and folds of fabric.

Surrounding Jesus a magnificent aura of angels appears in ghostly form headed by a seraphim.

The divine Virgin appears featuring a heavenly majestic exalted pose wearing her traditional garments.